I disagree with your correspondent (Letters, 3 August) that a ban on mobile phones in schools will impact pupils with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) negatively. People with ASD are already at risk of being pushed away from contact with other people and offered technology as an answer to every need.
I have ASD and I’m increasingly finding that the answers to any difficulties I have are all technological ones, often involving a smartphone that I don’t have. Having ASD does not equate to preferring to not speak to other humans. I feel that technology is being used as another way to silo people out of a neurotypical world.
The world is getting louder and more overwhelming, and certainly increases my anxiety. I don’t see having to mask noise you don’t like with noise you prefer as the answer. For me, wearing headphones would increase anxiety; anyone coming up behind me, trying to get my attention or touching me would take me hours to recover from. Every person with autism experiences the world differently and not all solutions suit them equally.
Elaine Bennett
Valley, Anglesey
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